Hey guys, I'm having a heck of a time finding OSX Tiger for my 1.67ghz powerbook. I ordered a (very highly priced) dvd from Amazon and it doesn't work. Looks like powerbooks need a specific version.

Anyone able to help out here? I'll be honest, I've scoured the internet for an iso. No luck. :(

Serious? I'm sure you can find an install CD on eBay, but why would you want that instead of Leopard?

Edit - Here is a seller that is offering a hard drive with Tiger pre-installed that would work in a PowerBook for $44.99...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Apple-PowerBook-iBook-G3-G4-80GB-Laptop-ATA-IDE-Hard-Drive-OSX-Tiger-10-4-OS-X-/391567113401?hash=item5b2b37fcb9:g:QwQAAOSwTA9X4FVE

A supplier of USB thumb drives for re-installing Tiger for $16.62...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Mac-OSX-Tiger-Installer-Recovery-USB-Instead-Of-Cd-For-Power-Pc-Macs-Apple-/152271000534?hash=item23740f13d6:g:d4cAAOSwNRdX-EQ2

I'm sure you can find other solutions if you look...

Although, again, I'd use Leopard.

[ Edited by Jim 21.12.2016 - 19:45 ]

It's tough on eBay. The Powerbook needs at least 10.4.3 and most retail discs were 10.4. :(

Tiger still has "classic mode" as an option. I also plan on installing Leopard in a partition. I want to have 10.4, 10.5, Linux, and MorphOS all on this computer :)

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OS9? Ugh. That's not classic, its archaic.

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Send me an email at pamp3rs gmail dot com

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Way to go Wiktor, I thought someone might be willing to help.
I can't as I don't have anything other than the last zpPC OSX variant.

Thanks for the help guys. I ordered a 10.4 DVD and it won't boot - the powerbook needs >10.4.3 - total bummer. These discs are hard to find. :(

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PM Wiktor Glowacki (pampers), I'm sure he can help you dig up the right CDs.
He has (or at least one time had) the hi-res version of the PowerBook you mentioned.
Really, all you need is to find someone with a set of the Tiger install CD for that system.
MacOS/OSX CDs are notoriously specific to the models they were shipped with.
I have a set similar to those you purchased, intended for a PowerMac G4, and I'm pretty sure they won't work with your system.

But the original CDs may be copyable, and I've heard of people that have set up bootable USB thumb drives with the install files from the correct CD.
You just need to find someone who is relatively knowledgeable about Macs (and that's NOT me, as I had a long held bias against Apple - even though I've come to appreciate OSX).

But again, contact Wiktor, he's quite knowledgeable about those laptops.
AND, he offered to help.

[ Edited by Jim 22.12.2016 - 19:23 ]

Thanks! Yep, emailed him a few hours ago, but I suspect it's midnight in his location so patiently waiting until he gets up. Your advice is appreciated!